DAVAO CITY, Philippines—A Philippine Daily Inquirer correspondent received several blows from the anti-riot police while he was covering a demonstration at the Department of Social Welfare and Development regional office here at around 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Karlos Manlupig said he was taking photos of the policemen arresting the protesters when the incident happened.

“I was inside the DSWD compound to take photos and interview two arrested protesters, who were injured, when policemen started asking questions,” he said.

“They told me that I should be taking photos of the policemen who were also injured. I told them I already did,” he said, adding that this prompted the lawmen to push him out of the DSWD compound.

While being pushed by policemen with their shields, some hit him with truncheons, Manlupig said.

“For several times, they hit me on the left arm,” he said, adding that the policemen, using shields, also pushed against the gate, hitting his head with their shields.

Manlupig was covering the protest action of typhoon victims who trooped to the DSWD office demanding the release of relief goods meant for them.

On Tuesday, a policeman also hit Manlupig with a rattan stick while he was taking photos of protesters breaking down the DSWD gates and carting away relief goods.

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these people are path*tic.. they should be profiled at ilagay sa database online para makita ng mga employers.. lahat ng may history ng pagiging aktibista wag tanggapin.

http://www.facebook.com/markus.pulubi Markus Pulubi

Yung media din kasi parang sino. They think they are VIPs that are allowed any places they want to go, even in restricted areas. Kaya tuloy nasali sa bugbug.

wawa2172

Part of the job and that is risk being with the media. With the chaos that resulted one cannot really differentiate a media with the protesters. With a high tech camera the media people could take shots at the distance. Lumapit ka so talagang mapapalo ka..no complain please. As I have said it goes with the job na masaktan.

Palparan

si rolando de quiros dapat ding tubuhin sa ulo

http://www.dafk.net/what/ Kilabot ng mga Balahibo

Where the heck is the main article in PDI?

Another broadsheet reported that relief was slow because it was politicized. Meaning friendly areas got aid first. Non politically friendly areas get nothing.

I was there as per observation the police department of davao city did a great job. I saw their stressed out faces and weary bodies. I guessed, only few of them in the picket were true victims most of them are faking for their own selfish motives. I had high regards to the police for controlling the protesters, calmly- because if I was the police I already hit and bit them they were overacting and even provocative with their words. They should rather stay at home and work out their muscles and energy for food. Many of them when ask, why they were participating the protest would just I answer “I DON’T KNOW WHY, THEY JUST BROUGHT US HERE”.

http://jaoromero.com/ Jao Romero

media men who complain of the perils of the job, and worse, make their plight “news” are the worst type of journalists. you’re not supposed to be the news. so don’t make yourself the issue.

James G

What I read was him being pushed back, bumping his head into their shields and preventing his left arm from doing anything. . . This is not even worth a story. . .